Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-28
A TOMB FOR GEN. LOGAN.
Pressing Reasons Why His Final Resting
Place Should be Made Ready.
Chicago Mail.

Chicago Mail.
News comes from Washington that the
noople interested IN Rock Greek Gene.
terv. where the remains of Gen. Logan
now lie, are com planning of the presence
of the guard. The generals remains
have not been placed in crypt, but lie
inst inside the vault, separated only by
an iron door from the outside world. The
coffin is in plain view, and the presence
of the guard is necessary to protect it
from dissertation.
The dead general seems to be in the
way. In life he was never in the way, ex-
cept to the enemies of his country, his
party or his friends. But it is different
matter now, and unless his friends take
some action his family are likely to be
put to serious inconvenience. Il is re-
ported that Mrs Logan has said that if
the guard is withdrawn she will have the
remains brought to her own house and
kept there until final resting place can
he prepared.
The illinois legislature, at the session
Just ended, appropriated $4,000 to build
his monument, and enabled the South
park commissioners to set apart por-
ton of Jackson park for kis final resting
place. The spot designated is In the
middle of the great circle lying near the
the leke shore, and it is only needed now
that his friends should actively interest
themselves in the matter to relieve Mrs.
Logan and the generals immediate
family from the embarrassing position
in which they are placed. One or two
have already begun 60 move In the mat
ter, end an appeal is made to the Loyal
Legion and the Grand Army posts to lend
their influence to push the work forward
to completion. as soon as the founda.
tion of the monurne' can be laid and
the crypt built, remains will be
brought west and placed in their fna
resting place.
Mr.. Taylor, his late secretary, was in
the city, yesterday, and gentleman who
was actively Interested In raising the
fund for Mrs. Logan, came west recently
and will go TO Madison to attend the
meeting of the Grand Army, soon to be
l-ald there, to urge some interest in the
matter.
IT is suggested, and the suggestion il
meeting very cordial approval, that Tux
Grand Army posts, the Loyal Legion anc
thousands OF citizen friends of the gen
eral contribute something toward tht
monument, The state appropriation will
of course, build something that would tx
in a measure satisfactory, but it is claim
ed that the generals friends, if oppor
tunity is offered, would care to have
personal interest ia it and see something
better then the state IS money woUId b1Ild
1t may be that this idea will not be form
ally suggested, bat the matter is begin
ming to be agitated, and. as stated before
is meeting with approval. The idea i
an excellent one. If there was one thing
more than another for which the deac
gener6lwas distinguished, 1t was for de
votion to his friends, and especially t.
those who had fought on the same dek1
and for the same cause under the sam
flag with him, He was always ready t.
sacrifice his own interests and convent
ence for theirs They can nov soaroel
afford to deny him burial.
Undoubtedly the voluntary contribu
lions that would Zoe collected I'm Chioag
alone, provided the opportunity were of
fered to SNntrlbEtors, would in themselve
raise Handsome amount. Added tt
such contributions as would come from
this state and from other states, .especi
ally from the men who fought with tn
general FROM Belmont to Raleigh, the
would build monument worthy of tn
grand organizations and OF the grea
people which he SO we'll represented, bot
In the state and in the field.
Tie sole 'srs organizations ere best pre-
pared to take the lead IL a popular move
meut of this kind, and If they see fit t
act.they will undoubtedly receive the cor
dial support of citizens everywhere.